Western Port News 24th April 2024

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Artists ready to open gallery doors

PEARCEDALE artist Merran Berry has joined the Peninsula Studio Trail, which sees artists open their studios to the public next month.

Berry, of Favourite Hill Road, also creates sculpture from recycled items and likes to talk about connections between life and art while working in her Potato Shed gallery.

Just down the same road is Janice Mills, another artist planning to open her workspace and welcome visitors to the peninsula trail.

Visitors to the artists on the trail are invited to have a behind-the-scenes view of works in progress and ask questions about the creation of the works.

Artists work in varied mediums, including painting (oils, watercolour and acrylic), drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, textiles and sculpture.

Red Peninsula Artists’ Trail flags and arrows will show the way to the various galleries over the 4-5 May weekend.

Works can be bought and further details and an interactive map are available at peninsulastudiotrailinc.org

Views sought on 3.3% development levy

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking public reaction to plans that could see a 3.3 per cent levy on new houses.

The levy would not apply to renovations to existing home; new houses replacing existing ones; granny flats; or public buildings.

Calling the proposed levy an “innovative solution to ease the housing crisis”, the shire last week issued a statement asking if residents would “treat social housing as essential infrastructure, much like public open space, car parking and drainage”.

It said the peninsula’s “growing housing crisis” was “devastating families and individuals”.

While acknowledging social housing as being “largely” the responsibility of state and federal governments, the shire stated that a development contribution scheme could help ease problems caused by the peninsula’s “relatively small rental market heavily dominated by short-stay rental accommodation”.

“It is now significantly more expensive to rent a home on the peninsula than in Melbourne and we have a shortage of about 4716 social housing units across the shire,” the statement said.

“If nothing is done to address this, that shortfall will grow to 8051 by 2041.”

Tourism and hospitality sectors were struggling to find staff due to a lack of affordable accommodation.

“Low-income local residents are being forced out of the region – away from their families and support networks – or are being rendered homeless.

“A shocking 12 per cent of our homeless residents are sleeping rough each night, making us the fourth worst [municipality] in Victoria.”

The 3.3 per cent development levy was a potential solution to pay for more government subsidised social housing.

“The scheme would require planning permit applicants to contribute 3.3 per cent of the market value of all developments that result in a net increase in the number of dwellings on the peninsula or an increase in industrial or commercial floor space,” the shire stated.

“This scheme could help deliver 600 to 1000 social housing dwellings – representing between nine and 17 per cent of total need for the shire to 2041.”

The mayor Cr Simon Brooks said councillors expect the proposal to “generate a lot of community interest”.

“There are costs and benefits to this approach and all need to be brought to the table for debate,” Brooks said.

“We need a diversity of views to help council make an informed decision. We are seeking feedback on the different components of the scheme and the different options proposed and are keen to hear what the benefits and impacts would be for our community and stakeholders.

“Already, we are hearing from our homeless service providers how this will help ease the housing and homelessness crisis.

“There are understandably also concerns about the impact of the proposed scheme on future developments. All views will be carefully considered before any decision is made on whether to proceed.”

Councillors who voted for the move to seek community feedback on the 3.3 per cent were David Gill, Despi O’Connor, Kate Roper, Sarah Race, Debra Mar and Antonella Celi. Against: Anthony Marsh, Lisa Dixon and Susan Bissinger.

Negative impacts from shire’s planned levy - Page 6

Thought bubble, Letters - Page 15

MERRAN Berry is one of the artists whose gallery has been added to the the Peninsula Trail.

Musician tunes in to Gallipoli’s past

By Captain Diana Jennings

FROM the Mornington Peninsula to the shores of Gallipoli, Able Seaman Musician Laura Campbell, right, will represent the ADF at the 2024 Anzac Day dawn service at Anzac Cove, Turkey.

“Growing up I usually made Anzac biscuits and attended the services at school,” she said.

“I remember trying to imagine what the war would have looked and felt like while the bugle call was played.”

The bugle call will certainly hit closer to home this year, as she stands on hallowed ground to perform and represent a nation as part of the Royal Australian Navy Band at Anzac Cove.

“When you join the band, this is the one performance that you are crossing your fingers that you get to experience,” Campbell said.

After learning she had been selected to play clarinet at Anzac Cove, Campbell decided to delve into the history of the Anzacs and was shocked to discover two of her own family members had served in World War I. Her ancestor, Private Leonard Louis Webb, enlisted at age 21 to serve in the 6th Infantry Brigade. He stormed the beach at Anzac Cove and was wounded, sustaining a gunshot to the jaw, but miraculously he was one of the fortunate to have survived and returned home.

“I didn’t think I had any relatives who fought in WW I and I never would have imagined that I would learn this much about what happened at Gallipoli, how my family was involved, and that I would soon be in the place where it all happened,” Campbell said.

Fascinated by the heroics of her fam-

ily history, she also discovered the service records of Private Thomas Richard Webb, who fought in the Battle of Fromelles and was unaccounted for and declared killed in action.

Ninety-five years after his death, a mass grave was exhumed and DNA tests revealed the identity of Webb, who then received a proper military burial.

“It was so amazing to read their letters, the records of their injuries or deaths and it was moving to see their pictures … particularly of them in uniform as it is such a reminder of what it means to wear my uniform every day,” Campbell said.

“It’s confronting to realise just how young they were during the war, how they must have felt leaving their families, not knowing if they would return.”

While more than 100 years have passed, the legacy of these brave men, and the service and sacrifice of all the Anzacs, will live on as the new generation of ADF personnel return to pay their respects and honour their memory.

“I feel so privileged to be part of the Anzac Day service,” she said.

“It will be such an honour to be in the place where so many sacrificed their lives, and to be able to pay my respects to both my ancestors and all those who have served.”

When asked how she will cope with the nerves of performing in front of a global audience on such a significant occasion, Campbell said she would rely on the hours of preparation and rehearsal but expected it to be an emotional day.

“I think it will feel quite surreal to put myself in their shoes, standing at Gallipoli to play in the dawn service … I’m expecting to get a bit teary eyed,” she said.

Campaign to save historic house

House was built in 1905 and is in the heart of Somerville. Someville resident Phillip Ross said the 0.58 (1.42 acres) of land “could be developed into a wonderful park and the house could have endless uses for the community”. The Graf Road property is for sale for $1,795,000, and is described as be-

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is pleased to present a symposium on contemporary Australian fashion at Beleura House and Garden on Thursday 2 May, in conjunction with our current exhibition New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design, a JamFactory Touring Exhibition. This full day program features mavericks in the Australian fashion world such as Nixi Killick who has designed futuristic garments for the likes of SIA and Lady Gaga, Nathan McGuire, Director of Mob in Fashion and Juanita Page, who was nominated for the Indigenous Designer of the Year award at the 2023 Australian Fashion Laureate, alongside fashion curators Meryl Ryan and Paola Di Trocchio. The talks kick off with a history of Australian fashion, delving into Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Romance Was Born, Collette Dinnigan, Toni Maticevski, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos, Paul McCann, Dion Lee and Zimmermann. Discover first-hand accounts of how Juanita Page and Nixi Killick’s labels have evolved and hear predictions about the future of Australian fashion.

The symposium is a unique opportunity for fashion lovers and appreciators of

ing “ripe for renovation” to bring back its original glory, or for subdivision. It has four bedrooms, open fireplaces, formal entry and high, ornate ceilings.

Mercurio said he was “happy” to advocate for the property’s protection, and urged people to email him at hastings@parliament.vic.gov.au

design to explore the boundary-blurring creative field of textile design. Participants can enjoy lunch, drinks and sweet treats in the newly refurbished gatehouse at the stunning heritage house and museum Beleura House and Garden.

Our Autumn exhibitions New Exuberance, New Wave 24, showcasing VCE students’ work, and Flinders-based weaver Emma Shepherd’s solo show all finish on 12 May. Visit our website to find out more about our symposium, exhibitions and kids programs.

See you at MPRG,

House protection: Seaton Carew House could be protected for the community, like Cruden Farm in Langwarrin. Picture: Supplied

New boundaries set for shire’s councillors

ALLIANCES and joint ward representatives will end at the October elections when voters on the Mornington Peninsula will elect one councillor for each of the shire’s new 11 wards.

The single councillor wards replace the existing six wards, which have three councillors in Briars and Seawinds, two in Nepean and one each in Cerberus, Red Hill and Watson.

The new single-councillor wards are Brokil, Beek Beek, Benbenjie, Briars, Coolart, Kackeraboite, Moorooduc, Nepean, Tanti, Tootgarook and Warringine.

The redrawing of ward boundaries follows an electoral structure review in late 2023 by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC).

The shire was one of 39 municipalities to have their electoral structure reviewed because of new requirements under the Local Government Act 2020.

Six of the new ward names were on a list of 15 suggested by Mornington Peninsula Shire. Existing wards names that will be dropped are Cerberus, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson (Wards new names, new boundaries, The News 20/2/24).

The changes to the municipal structure were announced in a December report by a three-person electoral structure review panel appointed last year by the Local Government Minister Melissa Horne. Red Hill Ward’s Cr David Gill said the result of the review was a gerrymander that could be manipulated by political parties.

“I believe only having [the local government minister] in charge of electoral boundaries for local government leads to the possibility of the first political gerrymander in Australian history,” he said.. Keith Platt

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‘Negative impacts’ from shire’s planned levy

By Neal Ellis* AS Mornington Peninsula Shire

Council considers introducing a new development contribution scheme to address our social housing crisis, it is crucial to critically consider the potential impacts of such a policy on our local economy and community.

The lack of affordable housing on the peninsula is indeed a serious issue that requires immediate attention, but the proposed development contribution scheme could have unintended consequences for the very community it aims to support.

The proposed levy of 3.3 per cent on new developments might seem a modest amount initially, but it poses significant long-term implications for property development and housing affordability on the peninsula.

By increasing the costs of development, this scheme could deter new projects, which are crucial for expanding the housing stock and accommodating our growing population.

Developers may pass these added costs onto homebuyers, potentially inflating house prices further and exacerbating the affordability crisis with many projects already on the scrap heap because they were not considered viable as a direct result of project cost rises over the past two to four years.

Council needs to consider not only the permits it issues for developments

but the developments that take place. That number would be significantly different.

While well-intentioned, treating social housing as an “infrastructure” akin to public open space or drainage might oversimplify the complexities involved in housing affordability.

Social housing needs are diverse and require tailored solutions that go beyond financial contributions from new developments.

There are many other challenges the peninsula faces, with land tax being a major problem that is likely to see development all but leave the peninsula.

Instead of a development levy we need a multi-faceted strategy that involves all stakeholders - government, private sector, and community organisations - in a more integrated manner.

We need innovative financing models, public-private partnerships, and streamlined regulations that encourage rather than hinder new developments.

For instance, incentives for developers to include affordable housing units in their projects could be more effective in directly addressing the issue.

Another issue that is bubbling away is the long development approval process at council level, which means developers and homeowners wishing to subdivide are facing increasing holding and project costs.

The proposed levy could also have a broader impact on the peninsula’s

economy, particularly on the tourism and hospitality sectors, which rely heavily on seasonal workers who need affordable housing.

It's crucial that any policy implemented does not negatively impact these vital sectors. The potential for driving away investment and increasing the cost of living could counteract any benefits gained from the additional social housing stock.

There needs to be a comprehensive analysis of the proposed development contribution scheme’s long-term impacts.

We must ensure that our solutions do not create new problems or place undue burdens on our community.

Engaging with experts in property development, economics, and social planning will provide a broader perspective necessary for an informed decision.

As the council moves forward with community consultations residents and stakeholders should participate actively in the discussions.

Their feedback will be crucial in shaping a policy that truly reflects the community’s needs and leads to sustainable development on the peninsula.

*Neal Ellis is a director of Mornington-based valuation business Preston Rowe Paterson, and a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute.

Police warn against vigilantes taking law ‘into own hands’

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

POLICE have warned against vigilante-style retribution despite reports of increasing crime on the southern Mornington Peninsula.

Residents fed up with the crime rate around the foreshore areas of Rosebud, Capel Sound and Tootgarook are calling for neighbourhood patrols.

Reports from the community are coming in daily to The News and social media about thefts from cars, backyards and homes in the Rosebud, Tootgarook areas, with some posts showing video-evidence of the perpetrators.

Several Facebook post are calling for community policing support.

Security footage of a burglary in early April at Rosebud Bazaar captures an allegedly known offender in the store after hours, and several residents have posted footage of a particular suspect breaking into cars and properties.

But despite community concerns, Victoria Police says the Mornington Peninsula's crime rate is at its third lowest level in a decade.

Police say offences in Rosebud are at their second lowest in a decade

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Data shows there were five residential aggravated burglaries in Rosebud and one in Tootgarook during 2023.

Those statistics do not take into account thefts from cars or backyards, which seem to be an ongoing concern.

“Police conduct patrols day and night across the Mornington Peninsula, including Rosebud and Tootgarook, to detect and deter crime,” a police spokesperson said.

“Victoria Police reminds the community not to take the law into their own hands.

“Police are specially trained and equipped to respond to reports of all crime and vigilante groups can put themselves in harm’s way by attempting to take action against offenders.”

According to police data, thefts from vehicles on the peninsula are at their fourth lowest level in 10 years.

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ROAD widening, realignment and traffic lights are planned to make the Forest Drive and Nepean Highway intersection safer (above) than it is today where drivers have difficulty entering the highway (right).

Intersection works to make highway safer

around the intersection.

trees and 9000 shrubs and tussocks when the intersection works are finished in early 2025.

Some of the trees we remove will be mulched and used for landscaping works within the work area, while others will be retained for animal habitat

With investigations and design works completed, VicRoads says it is now awaiting planning approval to remove vegetation and plans to hold community information sessions before starting construction.

VicRoads says about 18,000 vehicles daily travel along the highway in Mount Martha and Forest Drive is one of its “key intersections”.

In the 10 years to July 2023, 10

crashes were reported at the intersection, resulting in serious injuries and one death.

The intersection is at the top of a hill and has limited visibility for drivers on Forest Drive to see vehicles driving uphill towards the intersection from both sides of the highway.

Drivers have difficulty finding “safe gaps” to enter into or exit from Forest Drive onto the highway.

Down the hill and north from Forest

Drive traffic lights and pedestrian activated lights are also planned at the Uralla Road intersection.

No timeline has been set for the change, which also includes realigning Uralla Road to form a crossintersection with the highway and the entrance to The Briars property.

In the 10 years up to March 2020, 11 crashes were reported at the intersection with five crashes resulting in serious injuries.

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

Picture (drone): Yanni

Shire, residents in step to reopen path

RESIDENTS and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors have agreed to accompany each other in finding a way to reopen the Beleura cliff path at Mornington.

The councillors last week agreed to spend money on both lobbying the state government for help and finding a cost effective way of restoring parts of the path, which has been closed since October 2022.

Peter Nicholson, of the Save Beleura Cliff Path group, welcomed their decision for the shire’s infrastructure department “to get on with the job of reopening the path by finding a cheap and practical way to repair the two areas damaged by landslips” (Letters Page 15).

Before the meeting, the group had urged councillors to reject the “gloomy” view presented by shire officers and instead find a “sensible cost” way of repairing the now-closed cliff path (Council urged to find ‘sensible’ way to fix path, The News 16/4/24).

At the council’s 16 April public meeting Cr Despi O’Connor said the safety risk caused to the path by the landslips was “intolerable”, “Unfortunately, one is near the start of the walk’s northern end and the other towards the

end. This means walking along the path is not an acceptable risk until major works can be completed to rectify it,” she said.

O’Connor hoped the state government could see how important the path was to residents and visitors alike and help pay the estimated $10 million needed to make it safe.

Meanwhile, shire officers would report back to council after asking the residents’ group for its views on how to make the path safe.

“This is an opportunity to stand side by side with our community to go to the state to repair Crown land.”

Cr Debra Mar said just repairing the path would not pass the planning stage “because if climate change, sea rises and erosion”.

Mar said the shire should also lobby for the 102-year-old path to be heritage listed “so it would be there in perpetuity”.

Cr Sarah Race agreed that weather and storm surges should be considered.

“Use this as a test case as to what it looks like to live in a world with climate change options. What will happen to cliff? It’s climate adaptation.”

Surveys seek views of shire ‘customers’

MORNINGTON Peninsula residents will over the next few weeks have their chance to give their views about services they receive from the shire.

Two surveys are being conducted and residents may be invited to participate either by phone, email or a knock on the door.

A customer experience benchmarking survey will focus on those who have been in direct contact with the shire in the past three months. The community satisfaction survey conducted by Metropolis Research is one of regular quarterly community surveys designed to assess the shire’s performance and identify where services can be improved. The quarterly surveys were introduced by the shire last year following annual surveys revealed it was at “all time low” and rated “significantly lower” than the state average in nine out of 28 service areas as well as in customer service, value for money and overall performance (“Shire hits all time low in satisfaction” The News 3/10/22). The quarterly survey being conducted from this week until 12 May will see 400 residents contacted by phone or through door-to-door

about the surveys call the shire’s customer support team on 1300 850 600 or email customerservice@mornpen.vic.gov.au; mornpen.vic.gov.au/cxbsurvey; or mornpen.vic. gov.au/communitysurvey Keith Platt

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Reimburse carbon tax to households

By Joseph Robertson and Pam Pitt*

ON Earth Day this week (Monday 22 April) we find ourselves at a crossroads, with the path we choose likely to determine whether or not human beings can preserve a livable world for everyone.

The need to accelerate the pace of decarbonisation has grown more urgent as planetary warming shows no signs of abating. Last July, the Earth experienced four days in a row of record-shattering temperatures. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported in February that during the previous 12 months, global temperatures were 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial era, breaching, at least for a year, a dangerous threshold for warming.

Increased temperatures are melting Greenland’s ice so fast that the melt threatens to shut down the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) which contains the Gulf Stream that keeps much of Europe from freezing over.

Locally, we are seeing more extreme weather patterns - droughts, floods, fires and the subsequent stress on our forests and fauna.

So, what is the path to avoid the collapse of environmental systems? Every major study agrees we must stop burning fossil fuels — the source of most heat-trapping gases — as quickly as possible. Currently, the speed with which we’re phasing out the use of oil, gas and coal is not fast enough to contain warming to 1.5 C.

"As things stand, demand for fossil fuels is set to remain far too high to

keep within reach the Paris agreement goal of limiting the rise in average global temperatures to 1.5°C," the International Energy Agency stated in a report last autumn.

A European Union report released just before COP28 in Dubai predicts that current emissions pledges put the world on track to warm nearly three degrees Celsius by the end of the century. "Present trends are racing our planet down a dead-end 3C temperature rise," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. "The emissions gap is more like an emissions canyon.”

There is, however, a tool that can accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuels, one that nearly all economists agree on: a price on carbon. The catch, though, is that to discourage the demand for these fuels, the price, tax or fee on the carbon pollution these fuels emit needs to be very high.

Such a high price will increase costs, creating an economic burden for households everywhere and causing a backlash against governments that impose a carbon price.

But what if we can lift that economic burden off the shoulders of people and put it squarely on polluters where it belongs? The solution is simple. Take the revenue collected from the carbon fee and give it to households, a policy known as climate income.

A working paper from Citizens’ Climate Education on the financial impact of one such policy found that two-thirds of households would receive more than enough money to offset their increased costs. Because they have a relatively small carbon footprint, people in low and mid-

dle income households are likely to receive more than they need to offset costs, climate income, if you will.

In Canada, where carbon tax revenue is returned to households through a carbon rebate program, the price on carbon is now $80 a ton of carbon dioxide. To ensure that the carbon tax will achieve the desired emissions reductions, the price will rise to $170 a ton by 2030. This would not be possible politically without the carbon rebate, where 80 per cent of households get as much or more than the increased cost associated with the carbon price.

If we introduced an Australian climate dividend, households would be better off by roughly $1600 a year.

In order to maintain a level playing field for businesses in countries that price carbon, a fee can be assessed to imports at the border, a policy known as a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). The EU is rolling out a CBAM that will take effect in 2026. Such a tariff will provide a strong incentive for the EU’s trading partners to implement a carbon price of their own to avoid paying a border fee.

As we pause this Earth Day to appreciate our life sustaining planet, let's resolve to take action to preserve a livable world by speeding up the transition away from fossil fuels. Climate income — a carbon price with revenue given to households — is an effective tool for achieving that goal.

* Joe Robertson is the executive director of Citizens’ Climate International and Pam Pitt, of Rye, is a volunteer with the organisation.

Care for shot ducks

DUCKS left injured by shooters can receive veterinary care through Wildlife Victoria.

The wildlife rescue organisation will deploy veterinary triage units statewide this duck hunting season to care for ducks left hurt by hunters.

Wildlife Victoria CEO Lisa Palma has slammed the state government for failing to ban duck hunting in the wake of a parliamentary inquiry into recreational native bird hunting. She says the lack of action will leave other animals at risk during duck hunting season.

“We were incredibly disappointed in the government’s decision, especially considering the recommendations from the committee and the resounding call from Victorians supporting a ban,” Palma said. “If the government were truly concerned with improving welfare outcomes and hunter behaviour, they would have cancelled the 2024 season and waited until improvements in safety and compliance were made before allowing hunters to return to the wetlands.

“Once again, Wildlife Victoria will need to divert veterinary resources away from hardworking volunteer wildlife rehabilitators and the Victorian public to provide veterinary care to injured waterbirds illegally left in field.”

The 2024 duck hunting season began on 10 April, and will run for eight weeks.

Managing smoke over autumn

MORNINGTON Peninsula property owners and the CFA will be making the most of cooler autumn conditions to conduct fuel reduction burns to lower bushfire risks.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said although CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) worked closely with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Bureau of Meteorology to keep smoke impact as low as practically possible, smoke could come from several sources.

“Along with the important planned burns that are conducted in our forests, parks and reserves led by FFMV and the many kms of road, rail and council reserve burns that are led by CFA, this time of year also sees a large amount of smoke coming from the necessary burn-offs that our farmers and rural property holders undertake,” Heffernan said.

“These are part of traditional farming practices where burning off of crop stubble is often needed to kill off weeds and return nutrients and carbon back into the soil.”

As the weather cooled, smoke from the thousands of domestic wood heaters was often be misinterpreted as coming from planned burns from a long way away.

Landowners can register burn-offs at firepermits.vic.gov.au so that if someone reports smoke to Triple Zero, the incident will be crosschecked on the register.

For information about planned burns sign up to Planned Burns Victoria at www.plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov. au and download the app.

Picture: Gary Sissons

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FRIDAY

SILENT WITNESS

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THURSDAY STANLEY TUCCI: SEARCHING FOR ITALY

SBS, 8.30pm

Stanley Tucci (pictured) has all the charm of a leading man as host of this breezy travel series. Adorned with curiosity and humour, The Devil Wears Prada star has eaten and chatted his way through his ancestral country.

The final episode of season two arrives and it could be Tucci’s final junket through Italy, at least for this series.

On this final itinerary is Liguria, also known as the Italian Riveria. It’s a scenic way for this delight to bow out.

As season 26 of this forensic crime stalwart lands, no one could blame Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox, pictured) for taking on a less stressful job as a florist or perhaps a cookie baker. But as fans who have clung on for the past quarter of a century know, that’s not her style. The question is: will Nikki survive her job with her life intact? And will she finally find romance? It kicks off ominously with Nikki getting caught in the crosshairs of the mafia.

Thursday, April 25

SATURDAY BLADE RUNNER 2049

7MATE, 9.45pm

Taking on a classic is no easy feat, but Blade Runner 2049 seamlessly adds a new chapter to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece. Ryan Gosling (pictured) captivates in a spot-on, subtle performance as blade runner K, taking over from Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard. Set 30 years after the original, K must track down and retire a pivotal replicant. Exploring existential themes, this sophisticated, visually stunning sequel paints a vivid world, artfully paying homage to the original. A brooding rumination on the essence of being human, it’s a must-see. Also stars Robin Wright and Jared Leto.

SATURDAY FATHER BROWN

ABC TV, 7.30pm

Pull up a blanket and settle in with a cup of tea: the world’s most lovable detective is here. Along with its murder mysteries and the pizazz of Mark Williams (pictured) as the intuitive priest with a knack for solving his scenic village’s crimes, this show’s virtue is its whimsical 1950s setting, ripe with eccentric, well-dressed characters and shots of the idyllic countryside. In this 10th season, Father Brown has a fresh face to help with his investigations: parish secretary Mrs Devine, played by ’s Claudie Blakley. In tonight’s return, it’s now 1954 and Chief Inspector Sullivan (Tom Chambers) is back in the village.

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6.00 News Breakfast On Anzac Day. 9.00 Anzac Day March Melbourne. 12.00 ABC News On Anzac Day. 12.30 Gallipoli Dawn Service. 1.30 Villers-Bretonneux Dawn Service. 2.30 ABC News On Anzac Day. 3.00 The Many Days Of Anzac. (PG, R) 3.55 Teacups. (PGa, R) 4.05 Australian Story. (R) 4.40 Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian. (PG, R) 5.35 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG, R) 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG, R) 11.00 The Art Of France. (PGal, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 3.05 The Rover Of Tobruk. (PGalv) 3.40 The

in an immunity challenge. 8.40 Gogglebox Australia. (Final) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+adv, R) The team investigates a sexual assault.

Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049

Friday, April 26

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Silent Witness. (Final, Malv, R) 2.00 Queen Of Oz. (Mals, R) 2.30 White Fever. (Ml, R) 3.00 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

Australia.

Silent Witness. (Return, Mal) A man is thrown from a high-rise building.

9.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R)

10.35 White Fever. (Ml, R)

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.20 Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius. (Ma, R)

12.20 Grand Designs. (R) 1.05 Traces. (Mal, R)

1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 9.10

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG, R) 11.00 The Art Of France. (Mav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00

NITV News: Nula. 3.40

The Cook Up. (R) 4.10

Dambusters With Dan Snow. (PGa, R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Ancient Egypt By Train: The Temples. (PGa, R) Part 4 of 4.

8.30 JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World. (Mav, R)

A look at the assassination of JFK.

9.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners: America. (PG, R) A look at the SS America

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 A French Case. (Mav)

11.45 L’Opera. (Ml, R) 2.30 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 3.20 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? (Final)

8.30

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) The latest news and views.

11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 1. 4.30 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Clarissa Feildel cooks stir-fried Hokkien noodles.

7.20 Football. AFL. Round 7.

Port Adelaide v St Kilda.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.15 Armchair Experts. (M)

A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 GetOn Extra.

12.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Christina Grimmie. (MA15+av, R)

1.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

NINE (9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Royal In Paradise. (2023, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Take Me Home. (PG) Two small scruffy dogs are left at the door.

8.30 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (2017, Mlvw, R)

During World War II, an evacuation mission is launched to rescue Allied troops stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. Mark Rylance, Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy.

10.30 MOVIE: The Man With The Iron Heart. (2017, MA15+asv, R) Jason Clarke.

12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Ageless. (PGa, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

TEN (10)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Ready Steady Cook. (PGa)

Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGlsv, R) Irish comedian Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Lesley Manville, Hugh Bonneville, Lashana Lynch and rapper Big Zuu. British Eurovision star Sam Ryder performs his single Somebody 10.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) A wildfire breaks out in Drake Country.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 6am

Bushwhacked! 4.05 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 MOVIE: Mac And Me. (1988) 9.15 MOVIE: Flawless. (1999, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

(22) 6am Breaker Morant. Continued. (1980, PG) 7.55 The Great Escape. (1963, PG) 11.05 Balloon. (2018, M, German) 1.25pm On The Waterfront. (1954, PG) 3.25 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 5.40 Spitfire. (2018, PG) 7.30 The Man Who Brought Down The White House. (2017, M) 9.30 12 Strong. (2018, MA15+) 11.55 Hunger. (2008, MA15+) 1.40am Late Programs. 5.40 The Movie Show.

Saturday, April 27

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

(9) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 1.30 Murder In Provence. (Final, Mav, R) 3.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.00 Brian Cox’s Adventures In Space And Time. (Final, R) 4.50 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (R) 5.20 Landline. (R)

5.50 Australian Story. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (R) 10.00 Vintage Voltage. (PGl) 10.50 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 FIM

Superbike World C’ship. Round 3. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Women’s race. Highlights. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Men’s race. H’lights. 4.30 Roman Megastructures. (PGasv, R) 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. (PGa)

The Royal Family. (PGals, R) 8.30 Nick Knowles Into Death Valley. (PG) Part 2 of 2. 9.25 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. (PGa, R)

10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R)

11.25 Everything You Love. (Premiere, Mals)

12.25 While The Men Are Away. (MA15+s, R)

1.30 Miniseries: New Gold Mountain. (Malsv, R) 3.30 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 4.20

Peer To Peer. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour

Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World

English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 MythBusters. 10.55 Portlandia. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.20am Upstart Crow. 1.20 Would I Lie To You? 1.50 Russell Howard Stands Up To The World. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup series. H’lights. 1.05 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup series. H’lights. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.00 Woman. 5.25

Shortland St. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story. 10.15 AK47: The Legend Behind The Gun. 11.10 Juice. 11.40 Late Programs.

6am The Movie Show. 6.15

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 2.

4.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R)

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 7. Fremantle v Western Bulldogs.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl, R) Some new additions, picked out by the farmers’ mums, lead to new connections and shock departures.

12.40 Celebrity Obsessed: Björk. (MA15+alv, R) A look at stalker Ricardo López.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Mystic. (R) The gang ramps up their anti-Hexronn campaign.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00

Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 12.30

Explore TV. (R) 1.00 Ageless. (PG) 1.30

Explore. (R) 1.45 Innovation Nation. 2.45

LEGO Masters Aust Vs World. (PG, R) 4.00 Saltimbanco To Luzia: 25 Years Of Cirque Du Soleil In Australia. 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Jeopardy! Australia. Hosted by Stephen Fry.

8.30 MOVIE: Midway. (2019, Mlw, R) Follows the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy. Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein.

11.10 MOVIE: Valkyrie. (2008, Mlv, R) Tom Cruise.

1.20 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.50 Talking Honey. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

MOVIE: The Blue Lamp. (1950, PG) 2.15 MOVIE: 633 Squadron. (1964, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958, PG) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 10. Queensland Reds v Blues. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Blown Away. (1994, M) 12.10am Late Programs. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72)

6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Motor

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 9.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 9.30 To Be Advised. 12.15 Farm To Fork. (R) 12.30 Silvia’s Italian

6.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PGa, R) Alice Zaslavsky and Khanh Ong cook with five ingredients selected by their guest.

7.00 The Dog House. (PGa)

A bulldog has lost its spark since its long-term companion passed away. 8.00 Ambulance UK. (Madl) Crewmates help an elderly patient at the local boatyard who has been on the floor for two days.

10.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGav, R)

A juror dies during Susan’s first big trial. 11.30 FBI: International. (Mv, R)

An American architect is abducted in Rome. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

Australia. (PG, R) 4.45

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass: Walk In My Shoes.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma)

Shelagh cares for a baby.

8.30 After The Party. (Premiere, Malns)

A woman’s ex-husband returns to town, five years after she accused him of a crime.

9.20 The Luminaries. (Premiere, Mdv)

In 1865, two young adventurers meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.

10.15 Shetland. (Mal, R)

11.15 Savage River. (Malsv, R)

12.10 The Messenger. (Mal, R)

1.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00

Landline. (R) 4.30 Art Works. (PGns, R) 5.00

Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (R) 10.00 Vintage Voltage. (PGl) 10.50 My

Unique B&B. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS

Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55

Ascot Kayaking. (PG, R) 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. Round 3. 4.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic

Apparatus World Cup. Highlights. 5.30 Untold

Arctic Wars. (PGa)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Builders Of The Amazon. (PG)

8.30 Egypt: The Treasure Of The Sacred Bulls. (PG, R) Follows a team of archaeologists.

9.35 King Tut: Allies And Enemies. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2.

10.35 Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. (PGav, R)

11.30 Death Of A Dynasty. (Mv, R) 12.25

Secrets Of Playboy. (MA15+a, R) 2.55

Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 3.45 World’s

Most Extraordinary Homes. (PGa, R) 4.55

Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15

France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.20 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 The Beast Must Die. 10.40 MOVIE: A League Of Their Own. (1992, PG) 12.45am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.25 Would I Lie To You? 1.55 Inside The Met. 2.45

ABC News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Pablo. 5.40 Late Programs.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Morning Programs. 9.05 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG)

5.20 Stan Walker: Impossible Live. 6.10 News. 6.20 Animal Babies. 7.30 Burn Gently. 8.30 Sam Cooke: Legend. 9.45 MOVIE: River’s Edge. (1986, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show. Noon Big Fat Quiz Of Sport. 1.45 Queer Sports. 3.35 The Bee Whisperer. 4.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

5.35 Shortland St. 6.05 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover. 10.40 Playing Frisbee In North Korea. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 3. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Melbourne Weekender. (PG) Takes a look at all Melbourne has to offer.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl)

It is time for the country ball.

8.30 7NEWS Spotlight.

An exclusive special investigation.

9.30 The Latest: Seven News.

10.00 Code 1: Minute By Minute:

The Lismore Floods. (Ml, R)

A look at the 2022 Lismore floods.

11.00 Quantum Leap. (PGa)

Ben leaps back to 1692.

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Benefit Of The Doubt. (2012, Mav, R) Tom Selleck.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of football.

10.40 9News Late.

11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m, R)

12.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. (R)

1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. (R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGd, R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl)

The cooks have 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.

9.00 FBI. (Mv) When a federal judge is gunned down execution-style in broad daylight, the team is sent looking for a suspect with ties to a local Islamic centre. Things become tense between OA and his girlfriend Gemma.

12.00 The Sunday Project.

(R) A look at the day’s news.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

Monday, April 29

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

MOVIE: They Shall Not Grow Old. (2018, R) Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby. 2.50 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 9.10 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 9.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.20 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (R) 11.10 The Art Of France. (PGan, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.10 Heritage Rescue. (R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40

12.10am Love Island: Unseen Bits. 1.10 Love Island UK. 2.10 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 ITM Fishing. 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Adventures In Americana. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. 11.10 Would I

Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Faithless. 10.25 Alone Australia. 11.25 Late Programs.

Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 8.15 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 10.05

Tuesday, April 30

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent.

(R) 10.30 The Pacific. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 After The Party. (Malns, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

7.30 7.30. 8.00 This is Going To Be Big. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

9.00 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Warwick Thornton. (Ml) Virginia Trioli chats with Warwick Thornton.

9.30 The Whiteley Art Scandal. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2.

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Q+A. (R) 12.50 Media Watch. (PG, R)

1.10 Grand Designs. (R) 1.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 Rage Closer. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PGns, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. (Return, PGa) 11.00 Secret Cities. (Mans, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Heritage Rescue. (PG, R) 3.05 Living Black. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Dambusters With Dan Snow. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Dagenham To Battersea. (PG, R)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: Born Big. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.05 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (Mads, R)

11.55 Faking Hitler. (Ml) 12.50 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SEVEN (7)

Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

Seven Morning News.

To Be Advised.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGlns) Intimate blind dates ignite passion.

9.00 Miniseries: The Marlow Murder Club. (Mav) Part 1 of 4. When a retired archeologist witnesses a murder, she decides to carry out her own investigation.

10.00 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+) Part 1 of 2.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Born To Kill? Levi Bellfield. (MA15+av, R)

12.30 Gold Digger. (Mals, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG)

8.45 Clarkson’s Farm: Schmoozing. (Ml) Jeremy Clarkson meets with the council.

9.45 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. (PGl) The mining duo visit Andamooka.

10.45 9News Late.

11.15 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00

Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 3.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. A fresh batch of amateur cooks competes.

8.40 To Be Advised.

9.40 NCIS. (Mav) The NCIS team works to unravel the mystery of a recently used service weapon belonging to a missing agent.

10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am

6.00 Bamay. 6.35 News. 6.45 Brazil Untamed. 7.35 The First Inventors. 8.30 The Rap Game UK. 9.20 Black As. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.20 Rugby League. English Super League. Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors. Replay. 12.20am Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) The contestants have to dig deep.

8.35 Swift Street. (Mlv) Elsie seeks out her estranged mother for help. Robert worries Elsie might abandon him.

9.40 Putin And The West: The Next Chapter: At War – Doubling Down. (PG) Part 2 of 2.

Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Luminaries. (Mdv, R) 12.00 Superwog. (MA15+l, R) 12.25 Grand Designs.

7.30. (R)

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.15 You Shall Not Lie. (MA15+als)

12.10 Hidden Assets. (MA15+v, R)

3.05 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 3.55

World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Andy’s Global

11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.50am Louis Theroux Interviews... 1.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2.00 ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Pablo.

UCI World Tour. Eschborn-Frankfurt. 1.25am PEN15. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven

things AFL. 9.30 Talking Footy. A look at the week’s AFL news, hosted by Trent Cotchin, Joel Selwood and Mitch Cleary.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Unbelievable Moments

Caught On Camera. (PGa, R)

spot on the cheer squad. 10.30 Footy Classified. (M) 11.30 9News Late.

The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.40 Pointless. (PG, R)

Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. A fresh batch of amateur cooks competes.

8.45 FBI: International. (Mv) The FBI fly team heads to Vienna to find the culprit behind an acid attack on a rising American prima ballerina.

10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The

Shire should disclose answers to Potter questions

Mornington Peninsula Shire’s transparency

surrounding Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience at The Briars has again come under scrutiny, and so it should (Events denied sanctuary at The Briars, The News 16/4/24).

Heavily redacted minutes have been added to the shire’s website. Councillors who vote one way or another should not be redacted from the minutes, and they must have the courage of their convictions made known.

The website also fails to publish the cost to the shire - us the ratepayers - so what is the use of an expensive website that provides no information that is useful, transparency?

I ask two very simple questions: What is the benefit to the shire’s revenue in allowing this show and will the shire’s cost of allowing this show to go on be recovered?

The shire should publish the answers and not hide behind weak, confidential excuses. It is our money that is being spent.

Gerard van de Ven, Mount Martha

Disturbing redactions

Government documents are considered to be in the public domain and accessible to ensure accurate meeting recordings. However, removing information, mainly names, through redaction can raise concerns and may even be illegal (Events denied sanctuary at The Briars, The News 16/4/24).

The names of Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors were removed from council minutes, which is disturbing. Only two councillors refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and they deserve praise for their transparency.

The Briars situation can be put to rest until the council elections in six months, when it’s likely to resurface.

And, believe me, it will be raised again.

Anne Kruger, Rye

Poor decision

Thank you for providing informative news to residents on the Mornington Peninsula, of which I am one (Events denied sanctuary at The Briars, The News 16/4/24).

The decision by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to allow a large scale sound and light event in the wildlife sanctuary at The Briars, Mount Martha, was one of the very poor decisions made by the council and was made unanimously by all voting councillors, according to an ABC News article.

With council’s election looming and the importance for councillors taking responsibility for their decisions it is important to inform residents about this. While names have been redacted from the minutes a councillor’s statement on the voting to the ABC seems conclusive on who voted in favour of the event.

Two councillors, including David Gill, abstained from signing the NDA, meaning they were unable to vote. the article also states.

Anja Ottensmeyer, Mount Martha

Increase conservation

It is terrific that the special wildlife sanctuary at The Briars is now “out of bounds” for corporate events (Events denied sanctuary at The Briars, The News 16/4/24). The community’s outpouring of love for the nature that resides there was inspiring to witness.

More broadly, destructive native forest logging has supposedly ended in Victoria and we who love the great outdoors now have opportunities to properly conserve wildlife and areas of natural beauty. The Central Highlands, for example, could become a Great Forest National Park that we can all enjoy.

Each of us can have our say on the future of these beautiful places via the Engage Victoria website: engage.vic.gov.au/central-highlandsforests. Let’s extend our efforts to conserve wildlife across our whole state.

Amy Hiller, Kew

Lessons needed

Leave Cerberus Ward name as is. I am sure that most normal thinking people would not want to

THE first page of the heavily redacted 23 August 2023 minutes finally posted online by Mornington Peninsula Shire, above. The shire has not responded to a request from The News asking if the “legal review” that led to the redactions also recommended not naming the officer(s) who suggested staging Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience in the wildlife sanctuary at The Briars.

see a name change (Historic Cerberus, Letters 16/4/24).

These [Mornington Peninsula Shire] councillors need lessons in critical thinking. They have yet again exhibited their lack of knowledge and disdain for the history of this historic name and the total disregard for the will of the people is outrageous.

Unfortunately, I also have to agree that democracy is dead on the peninsula. Shame on these councillors.

Maureen Wildes, Bittern

Positive direction

Last week Mornington Peninsula Shire Council unanimously passed a motion about the Beleura cliff path at Mornington, urging its infrastructure department to get on with the job of reopening the path by finding a cheap and practical way to repair the two areas damaged by landslips.

The motion proposed by Cr Despi O’Connor and seconded by Cr Anthony Marsh covered a lot of ground, such as consultation, irrigation, working bees on the path, and options for the repairs needing to be shown to council.

The Save Beleura Cliff Path group is very keen to work in collaboration with the shire in promoting to the state government what a valuable public asset this path is. The shire has formed a committee with us to do this. This is great.

One of the things we want to do is put out a more positive view of the path, most of which is safer than it has ever been in its 102 year life.

Unfortunately, the shire website has put a very negative view of the path as if it was a dangerous basket case. This is simply not true.

Because the path is closed for safety reasons it is impossible for people to see that most of it is in excellent shape.

The costs of repairs to the path have been grossly exaggerated. This was discussed at length by the coucillors at their 16 April public meeting. To get funding the shire staff must first hunt down the causes of the landslips, which we believe are drainage issues, not just heavy rain.

It’s not sensible to consider engineering plans for the repair of the path without a clear set of plans to fix the drainage issues.

Peter Nicholson, Mornington

Thought bubble

The proposal by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to impose a tax on new housing and

Before After

Shire’s double standards

In our serene suburbs on the Mornington Peninsula where the embrace of nature intertwines with urban living, we find ourselves embroiled in a contentious disagreement with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. What was a harmonious relationship between the community and the council has now been marred by accusations of environmental vandalism and hypocrisy.

At the heart of the matter lies a stark contrast in actions versus words when it comes to environmental conservation.

While the council proudly proclaims its commitment to sustainability and aims for a carbonpositive Australia, recent events have revealed a troubling discrepancy between rhetoric and reality.

The council’s purported dedication to environmental stewardship stands in stark contrast to its recent actions, as witnessed by residents who have been left aghast at the sight of contractors mercilessly trimming and cutting down trees that adorn the council verges.

These trees, which have long been cherished

spend that money on social housing is another council thought bubble. It is “open to public consultation”, but to consider it we need some more thought bubbles: When and where will the first dwelling be built, how much will it cost, will it be sold at a profit or below cost, will it be affordable to low income people; or will it be rented? If so, how much rent and will it be rented at a loss?

When will the second house be built and the 1000th one?

Why not use the money raised to make a direct grant to the state government for these houses? After all, the state has a large amount of expertise in house construction and a housing department is already established and staffed.

Councils should stick to kindergartens. Social housing is a state government responsibility, not a local shire council adventure, even though I can understand local council relevance deprivation.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington Newsworthy

Generally, seeing my doctor for the six-monthly check-up is a pleasant experience. An opinion, based on the doctor’s knowledge, including pills on demand, heart in particular? A feeling of normality, old age aches and pains. Not so when I enter the public domain, prey to

for their beauty and ecological significance, now bear the scars of indiscriminate pruning, all in the name of bureaucratic expediency.

The situation is exacerbated by a glaring double standard. Residents are subjected to stringent regulations, mandating permits for any alterations to vegetation on their own properties while the other hand, the council brazenly allows contractors to flout these same regulations, felling trees and mutilating greenery on public land without so much as a nod to consultation or community input.

This flagrant disregard for the very principles the council claims to champion not only undermines trust but also calls into question the sincerity of their environmental agenda. How can an organisation purporting to lead the charge towards a carbon-neutral future turn a blind eye to the importance of preserving and nurturing local ecosystems?

The hypocrisy of preaching conservation while engaging in acts of environmental degradation is a bitter pill for the community to swallow.

Arthur Booth, Mount Martha

the increased idiots among us and their opinions courtesy of headlines or social media trolls. The disaster at Bondi, the ignorant attack on the police and the Assyrian Christian priest, followed by some knowledgeable person mumbling “structures and processes”.

Religious ideology or terrorism? Is there a difference? Fortunately, I do not eat mushrooms. Oh, so difficult to maintain a sense of positivity.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

Dogs on edge

Frankston Council is now enforcing a ban on dogs going into children’s playgrounds and, within 10 metres of the playground dogs should be on leads .

But there may be problems with this. At Ballam Park there is a pedestrian footpath which goes to the edge of the newly developed children’s playground where residents walk their dogs.

The 10 metre limit goes beyond the pedestrian walk which would see honest residents walking their dogs not going into the playground being fined for breach of this by-law.

Possibly, there should be an amendment to the bylaw to protect these residents.

Russell Morse, Karingal

Gifting an unforgettable experience

JUST in time for Mother’s Day, give the special women in your life the gift she really wants – time and experiences with her family. Frankston Arts Centre has done the hard work for you by selecting a range of shows that Mums, Grandmothers, Sisters and Aunties will enjoy in 2024.

Fans of dance will be mesmerised by the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s double bill of Forest Song and Don Quixote on 15 May. Returning to Australia by popular demand, these two sensational stories will be performed in one magnificent evening of ballet.

The Victorian State Ballet returns to Frankston two beautiful ballet productions – Snow White on 23 June, and The Nutcracker on 13 October. Suitable for all ages, both performances star a cast of internationally recognised artists and offer the sheer delight, enchantment and beauty of classical ballet.

Following sold-out shows and rave reviews around the world, Australia’s hottest tap dance sensation, The Tap Pack, heads to Frankston on 11 September. Adding a modern twist to the crooners and artists from the ‘50s through to the noughties, The Tap Pack features songs from Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to Michael Bublé and Beyoncé.

With a huge range of live music to choose from, reliving joyous hits from the 1960s to the 1990s is easy!

Bjorn Again bring their Waterloo Anniversary Tour to the stage on 7 & 8 June to celebrate the iconic hits and dazzling performances of ABBA.

Get the electrifying concert

experience of Tina Turner with the energetic stage production of TINA: The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll on 16 June. Hear all the energetic hits that made Tina one of the 20th century’s biggest names

in music, with a band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this a fabulous fun night!

Go back to where it all began, with Simply Brill “The Teens Who Stole Rock ‘n’ Roll” on 7 Novem-

ber - a triumphant and awe-inspiring celebration of the songwriters who transformed 1960’s rock ‘n’ roll forever and gave voice to an entire generation.

For the fans of musicals, The

World of Musicals in Concert returns with an all-new show on 27 May. Get ready to be enthralled and sing along to all your to all your favourite and much-loved songs from the world of musical theatre in one unforgettable evening.

Lovers of classic theatre will adore Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap –the thrilling West End production is world’s longest play. For over 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats, and now it tours to Frankston from 31 July to 3 August.

The Visitors is an unmissable Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company production, directed by Wesley Enoch. This play is a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history; and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown. Following its award-winning premiere at the Sydney Festival, The Visitors tours to Frankston on 6 August. For those hard-to-buy-for Mums, a gift card for the Frankston Arts Centre may be just the ticket. If you are stuck for ideas for the Mum who has everything, purchase a Frankston Arts Centre gift card online at thefac. com.au or call Box Office on 03 9784 1060.

Picture: TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock n Roll star Caroline Borole and her dancers

ANZAC DAY 2024

If it be possible, spare, oh spare my son

ANZAC Day, 25 April, is a special day in Australian history. It marks the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915.

It was here that the Anzac legend was born and, in the subsequent grim fighting, traditions of mateship, courage and perseverance were established as hallmarks of the Australian serviceman.

During the Gallipoli campaign, the number of Australians killed and wounded (19,000) shocked the nation, yet much worse was to come.

During the battles of the Western Front in France from 1916 until the end of the war in November 1918, 500,000 Diggers fought in the trenches of the Somme battlefields, sometimes for weeks at a time and up to their knees in mud.

The bodies of nearly 40,000 Australians lie in the immaculate war cemeteries in France and Belgium; a further 11,000 have no known grave.

More than three times this number were wounded, many of them on more than one occasion.

In the years that followed the war, many returned soldiers died from

poor health resulting from their wounds and the aftermath of being gassed.

As we gather each Anzac Day, we remember the fallen, each of whom had people who cared deeply for them and longed for their return.

Reading through the war records, time and time again we came across letters from parents and siblings of lost soldiers beging for more information.

The return of personal belongings to give a tangible reminder, or often vain attempts to locate their loved ones final resting place.

This poem was sent to us as we prepared this year’s Anzac editions.

It struck a chord with us immediately, and gives a stark and stirring insight into the pain and suffering of whose who sent their loved ones off to war.

The writer of the poem was Violet Bushell of Chelsea.

Her son had enlisted in the Otago Mounted Rifles in New Zealand and served first at Gallipoli before being transferred to the Western Front.

Despite the pleading poem, the worst outcome was to befall Violet with the loss of her son.

Dante was killed in action at

Messines in Belgium on 27 March 1917.

Very little else is known of the subsequent suffering of Violet following the loss.

The only entry found was in an Australian Red Cross Society wounded and missing enquiry file that read:

“Officially reported as killed in action on March 27th, 1917. Mother desires to know all available particulars of the circumstances surrounding this soldier’s death, place of bural etc.”

61,928 Australian soldiers and 18,052 New Zealand soldiers died during the First World War. They were sons.

They were brothers. They were friends.

Their loss would have been sorely felt by those they left behind.

The tragic loss of wartime would have been repeated in tens of thousands of homes during this bloody conflict.

On this Anzac Day, spare a thought for the mother whose words were not heeded: “If it be possible, spare, oh spare my son.”

IF IT BE POSSIBLE

Savior, the dread offensive has begun, Wilt though, in thy great mercy, stand close to my son. I would commit him solely to thy care, believing for Christ’s sake thou will accept my prayer, I do not know what I should ask of thee,

If it is possible keep him safe for me.

In this dread hour of danger, draw though nigh, Let him not be afraid either he live or die. Let him not feel afraid - thy courage give.

If it possible, grant that he may live.

If life is granted, give him strength and skill, And make him brave every hour to do thy holy will. And if he is to fall – within thy arms, May he be ever blest and safe from war’s alarms. If it be possible, spare him any pain.

If it be possible, bring him home again.

My heart is longing so for him tonight.

Lord keep him ever in thy holy sight. Help me, submissive to thy will to be Ever do only what is best for him and me.

Lord in this time of horror soothe my fears. In agony I cry to thee, in bitter tears.

Saviour, hear my cry –Stand close beside him now, whether he live or die. I ask the best – thy will, not mine be done;

If it be possible, spare, oh spare my son

– Violet Bushell

2nd Saturday of Every Month 11 May Market Indoor and Outdoor Stalls

May Market will be the Biggest Morning Tea and Mother’s Day Market.

All proceeds from the Devonshire Tea with BBQ money raised, to go to the Cancer Council of Victoria. Mother’s Day Gifts & the Cribby Koala Treasure Hunt where kids get a FREE ticket with a chance to win a present for their Mum.

ANZAC DAY 2024

George Morby Ingram –Hastings' own VC winner

GEORGE MORBY INGRAM

was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.

On 4 October 1918, the 24th Battalion took part in the attack that captured the Beaurevoir sector in France, and was, therefore, expecting to have a rest the following day when the unit was unexpectedly ordered to take part in another attack. The assault was to starts at 6.05am from the village of Remicourt, and lead to the capture of Montbrehain by the 21st and 24th Battalions with tanks to provide support. The action was to prove the final engagement for the Australian infantry during the war, and it was during this attack that Ingram was to earn the Victoria Cross; the 64th and final,Australian to do so during the First World War. At the designated time, the two infantry battalions started the attack under the cover of an artillery barrage. The advance was heavily counter-attacked by German machine gun and artillery fire, but the Australians managed to continue despite the late arrival of the tanks. About 100 yards (91 metres) from the German

trenches, the 24th Battalion’s B Company – in which Ingram was commanding a platoon – became the object of severe sniper and machine gun fire, halting the unit’s advance. Under the cover of a Lewis gun, Ingram dashed ahead of his men and led them against the German strong point. After a fierce fight, the platoon succeeded in capturing nine machine guns and killing all 42 Germans who had occupied the line; Ingram accounting for at least 18 of them himself.

Soon after, the company came under heavy fire from an old quarry occupied by more than 100 German soldiers who possessed as many as 40 machine guns.

Severe casualties were sustained as they began to advance for attack, including the company commander who was seriously wounded. Taking command, Ingram rallied the men and rushed forward.

Jumping into the quarry, he charged the first post himself, shooting six German soldiers and capturing a machine gun.

The German forces were soon overcome, and 30 troops subsequently surrendered.

While his men were clearing up

the remaining German positions, Ingram scouted ahead in search of machine gun nests in the village.

He soon located one positioned in a house, which had been firing through the cellar ventilator. Managing to enter the house, he shot the gunner through the ventilator. He fired several more shots into the cellar before rushing to the head of the cellar stairs. By thus cutting off any means of escape, a further 30 Germans were taken prisoner.

The battle for Montbrehain raged until 8pm that night, during which time the line had been linked up and consolidated. The casualties of the 24th Battalion had been so high that two companies of the 27th Battalion had to be attached for support; the 24th Battalion left the front line for the last time on 6 October.

The full citation for Ingram’s Victoria Cross appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette on 6 January 1919; it read: War Office, 6th January, 1919. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men: —

This Anzac Day, we remember the sacrifices made by our defence force personnel.

Lest We Forget

Lt. George Morby Ingram, M.M., 24th Bn., A.I.F.

For most conspicuous bravery and initiative during the attack on Montbrehain, East of Peronne, on 5th October, 1918. When early in the advance his platoon was held up by a strong point, Lt. Ingram, without hesitation, dashed out and rushed the post at the head of his men, capturing nine machine guns and killing 42 enemy after stubborn resistance.

Later, when the company had suffered severe casualties from enemy posts, and many leaders had fallen, he at once took control of the situation, rallied his men under intense fire, and led them forward. He himself rushed the first post, shot six of the enemy, and captured a machine gun, thus overcoming serious resistance.

On two subsequent occasions he again displayed great dash and resource in the capture of enemy posts, inflicting many casualties and taking 62 prisoners.

Throughout the whole day he showed the most inspiring example of courage and leadership, and freely exposed himself regardless of danger.

Fruit canning - why not on the Peninsula?

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

THE recent “Standard” article, entitled “A District in Fetters,” has attracted considerable attention throughout the Peninsula, and a movement is being spoken of amongst fruit growers to establish a local fruitcanning industry, as suggested by “The Standard.”

The following particulars relating to the canning industry at Shepparton will be read with interest.

Despite the temporary setbacks of fly pests, the fruit-canning season in Victoria which has just closed has been most successful.

Shepparton Co-operative Cannery has beaten all records, having processed no fewer than 4,500,000 tins for the season, which is 1,000,000 tins more than in the previous year, and has, it is believed, established a Commonwealth record.

As far as Shepparton is concerned, the feature of the whole business is the wonderful local demand throughout Australia for its canned products.

Orders are being received from all parts of the Commonwealth, and there seems no doubt that all lines of fruit will be cleared.

The chairman of the Water Commission (Mr. Cattanach) stated on Thursday that the pack represented roughly 4000 tons of fruit, and the directors of the company maintained that the reason for their popularity was that they were canned in the orchard where they were grown, and that the grading was not only equal, but superior to the products of any outside country.

The company had now been so

successful with the canned fruits that it was seriously considering the manufacture of jam, for which the directors were receiving numerous requests from grocers and others.

This line of manufacture could be introduced at practically no additional cost, in view of the splendid nature of the plant now owned by the company.

The small quantities of jam already manufactured at Shepparton had obtained such a high reputation and ready sale that it was felt the manufacture could be easily extended, and thus make an additional outlet for the fruit-growers of Shepparton.

The whole fruit position had materially altered for the better, added Mr. Cattanach, and the advertising campaign, in which Mr. Clapp, of the railways, had taken such a prominent part, had been responsible for practically doubling the consumption of canned fruit in Victoria.

Although this consumption was still considerably less than that of other countries, such as the United States, it was now getting on a basis comparable to outside countries.

But there was little doubt that if the quality were sustained the consumption could be still further increased.

While the figures for Shepparton were so large, it was gratifying to find that the new co-operative factory at Kyabram was coming on steadily, and during the season just closed there must have been something like 1,200,000 tins of fruit processed, and in connection with its products the advantage obtained by Shepparton in regard to the fruit being dealt with at the orchard applied equally so to Kyabram, the result being that its

brand was steadily coming forward in the estimation of the public.

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IN future all communications, reports, etc., intended for insertion in this paper must bear the signature of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.

Editor. ***

A Popular Teacher Farewelled

Miss Ivy Cunningham, daughter of Mr. W. B. Cunningham, of Frankston, who has been teaching at the local State school for some time past, has received word that she has been appointed head teacher of the Appin South State School.

Miss Cunningham will commence duties in her new sphere on April 28.

On Thursday morning the staff and children of the Frankston school assembled under the spreading branches of the now historic pine tree, to officially farewell Miss Cunningham.

Mr. Jennings, the headmaster, in a lengthy, eulogistic speech, deplored the departure of Miss Cunningham, but took consolation in the thought that Frankston’s great loss would be Appin’s gain.

Miss Cunningham had been a pupil of the school, and was today severing many old ties; but he hoped that the good people of the northern plains would early recognise the treasure they had secured, and try to make her lot among them happy. He was sure such a hard working and efficient teacher would soon command their admiration.

On behalf of the children and staff he then presented Miss Cunningham with a travelling rug, and amid cheers

“She’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” and “Auld Lang Syne,” she was wished good luck.

Changes in the Railway Staff Railway travellers will be sorry to know that the popular young boy porter, Jack Phelan, has been transferred to Alexandra.

This has been done practically at his own request, as his parents live up in that district.

Jack was well liked at Frankston, everyone speaking well of him, and he was regarded by the S.M. and others as being a most reliable and willing lad, always pleasant and ready to oblige.

Prior to his departure the Station Master, on behalf of the staff, presented him with a small wallet of notes as a token of esteem, and wished him good luck.

Mr. Maloney, from Alexandra, takes his place here.

Mr. Bellingham, one of the signalmen at the Frankston Railway Station, who recently joined the ranks of the Benedicts, has now returned to Frankston, after a honeymoon spent in the Western District.

The station staff, per medium of their courteous S. M. (Mr. Lalor) made a very nice presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Bellingham of a very handsome tea set.

In making the presentation Mr. Lalor expressed the very great pleasure it gave him, on behalf of the members of the staff, in asking Mr. Bellingham to accept the present as a token of the regard in which he is held by his fellow employees, who on behalf of his wife and self, and a very long and

happy life.

Mr. Bellingham briefly responded on behalf of his wife and self, and thanked them all very sincerely for their kind action.

QUITE recently we published an article on the question of the retention of Anzac Day as a day sacred in the annals of the Commonwealth, and while this was being read we had at the same time the sorry spectacle of the retail traders of Melbourne declaring that 80 per cent of the returned soldiers were in favour of Anzac Day being observed on the Sunday nearest to April 25, and that their customers also desired it.

However, quite vigorously we find both the President of the Returned Soldiers (Mr. Turnbull) and the President of the “Dads” (Mr. J. Clayton) giving this an emphatic denial from the soldiers’ standpoint.

It is patent, therefore, that action will have to be taken in our Legislative Halls to secure the preservation of this day inviolate.

Every branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. should carry a resolution protesting strongly against any desecration of the day, as we have before declared, the day which marks an epoch in the history of Australia. Therefore, “diggers” and others see, to it. Get busy, and insist upon the day being made of such a character as will preserve it for all time as “The Day.” ***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 23 & 25 Apr 1924

Bulldogs still on top, Red Hill wins a thriller

By Brodie Cowburn

MEN'S DIV ONE

RED Hill came from behind to beat Sorrento in a thriller on Saturday. Sorrento grabbed control of the game early with five goals in the opening quarter on their home turf. They held onto the lead all day, but Red Hill kept themselves in touching distance.

In the final term, the Hillmen made their move. A three-goals-to-one last quarter saw Red Hill sneak ahead and grab a thrilling one-point win.

Sorrento fell to Red Hill 11.14 (80) to 11.15 (81). Dylan Atkins, Michael Griechen, and Harry Wynn-Pope were named among Red Hill’s best, and Oliver Jackson booted four vital goals. Mt Eliza put on an awesome display on Saturday, smashing Langwarrin by more than 100 points at Emil Madsen Reserve. Mt Eliza beat Langwarrin 22.11 (143) to 4.13 (37).

Dromana picked up a comfortable 10-goal win over Pines last weekend. Frankston Bombers and Frankston YCW picked up wins over Rosebud and Mornington respectively.

MEN'S DIV TWO

AFTER suffering a 200-point loss last weekend at the hands of Devon Meadows, Hastings were tasked with facing Rye away from home on Saturday. Hastings made a much better impression at RJ Rowley Reserve. At half-time they trailed the Demons by just 11 points.

Although ultimately it wasn’t Hastings’ day, they remained competitive. Rye got the win 16.14 (111) to 12.12 (84).

Jess Hawkins, Campbell Robbins, Kalani Ryan, Justin Barnes, and Zach Byrns were Rye’s best. Hawkins kicked seven goals.

Devon Meadows scored an impressive 38-point win over Bonbeach on Saturday. Patrick Ryder backed up his 11 goals from the week prior with another two to help his side get the 6.6 (42) to 11.14 (80) win.

Pearcedale smashed Karingal and Somerville demolished Tyabb on Saturday. Somerville put Tyabb to the sword by scoring 21 goals - Daniel Marshall booted five and Mason de Wit scored four.

Chelsea and Edithvale-Aspendale rounded out the winner’s list with victories over Seaford and Crib Point respectively.

WOMEN'S DIV ONE

MORNINGTON Blue continued their winning ways on Saturday by beating Seaford at Alexandra Park.

Mornington were in control of the match from the outset, and would have won by a larger margin if they had kicked more accurately.

A five-goal third term put the game beyond Seaford’s reach. Mornington Blue went on to win 8.13 (61) to 4.6 (30).

The victory kept Mornington Blue on top of the ladder. They are joined near the top by the undefeated Warragul Industries, who defeated Frankston by five points away from home last weekend.

Pearcedale picked up an impressive 30-point win over Karingal at home last weekend. Skipper Alisha Kelly, Anja Kniesel, and Amberlie Wright booted two goals each.

Mornington White defeated Bass Coast by forfeit.

Stonecats strike: Frankston YCW secured a 21-point win over Mornington in their Division One clash. Picture: Craig Barrett Winning streak: Mornington's womens team remains unbeaten in 2024 after easily accounting for Seaford. Picture: Alan Dillon

FV ruling sends Seaford top

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

SEAFORD United and Rosebud are the only two unbeaten sides in State 5 South and have laid bare their credentials in what looms as an enthralling promotion race.

Seaford went into Saturday’s away clash with Casey Panthers buoyed by a Football Victoria ruling 24 hours earlier that the scoreline from its abandoned round one clash with Cleeland United would stand.

That game took place in bizarre circumstances when Cleeland’s seniors didn’t turn up forcing the reserves to double up.

The depleted visitors only fielded seven players at the start of the second half and within a few minutes of the restart two of them slumped to the ground and couldn’t continue.

The referee was forced to call off the match with Seaford leading 10-0.

FV’s ruling sent Seaford to the top of the table but its euphoria didn’t take long to dissipate.

Nine minutes to be exact.

That was how long it took the Panthers to pounce last weekend.

Seaford defender Jack Wyer was dispossessed on the left and when the ball was squared to Lennon Hughes he tapped it into an empty goal.

Three minutes later the visitors levelled when man-of-the-match Michael Nobbs skinned a defender on the left and charged into the area before setting up Blake Hicks at the far post for a point-blank finish.

Seaford hit the front in the 31st minute when a Nobbs corner was headed back across goal by Wisey Barakzoi and Naseer Mohammad’s first-time volley hit the mark.

In the 68th minute it was Nobbs’ turn to get on the scoresheet and he did so in style.

He charged forward then linked up with Blake Hicks on the right before chesting the ball down then swivelling and unleashing a volley that rocketed into goal off the underside of the crossbar.

The home team’s best second half chance came a couple of minutes later but Hayden Hicks reacted well to tip a header wide of the far post.

Rosebud’s perfect season continued on Saturday evening with a 2-0 home win over previously unbeaten Endeavour Hills Fire.

Three yellow cards in four minutes was a measure of Endeavour’s frustration and Rosebud led at half-time thanks to a Barney Johnson set piece and a Dougie Cunnison lay-off for defensive partner Billy Painting to score from close range.

In the second half Johnston’s third goal in four games gave Rosebud a two-goal cushion and home team keeper Colin McCormack was only forced into action in the 80th minute making a fine save at his near post.

The State 5 derby between Mount Eliza and Mount Martha at Emil Madsen Reserve last weekend saw the home team run out a convincing 4-1 winner. The game doubled as the Mental Health Safety Net Cup and despite the home side creating the most chances in the first half it found itself 1-0 down in the 31st minute after a quick break was finished by Mount Martha striker Dan Bancroft.

Mount Eliza hit back eight minutes later through captain Callum Drysdale who headed home from a corner to send the sides in at the break locked at 1-1.

Mount Eliza dominated the second period and a quick-fire double from Mujtaba Sakhi in the 48th and 52nd minutes gave the home side a com-

manding lead.

The contest was put to bed in the 89th minute by substitute Austin McEwen back in action after a long stint on the sidelines following an ACL injury.

A through ball from Fraser Keon saw McEwen bearing down on goal before chipping advancing Mount Martha keeper Derren Elliott to complete the scoreline in classy fashion.

Aspendale’s worst performance of the season resulted in a 5-0 away loss to FC Noble Hurricanes last weekend.

Defensive errors and a lack of killer instinct up front cost the visitors dearly.

Aspendale’s best were Felix Hampson, Matthew Bruce and James Macnab.

In VPL1 two late goals gave Melbourne Victory a 3-1 win over Langwarrin at Lawton Park on Saturday giving the visitors a seven-point buffer at the top of the table.

Victory was denied an early lead from the penalty spot when Luka Kolic’s conversion attempt was well saved by James Burgess.

In the 37th minute it was Langwarrin’s turn to miss from the spot when Young’s attempt slammed into the post and bounced clear.

Three minutes later Victory was in front.

Captain Alex Menelaou charged into the left of the area and his cutback was hit first-time on the turn by Marc Petheriotis from point-blank range. But that lead didn’t last long.

In the 43rd minute Barath Suresh robbed a defender inside the area and Rogan McGeorge squared the ball to Youngs who made no mistake as Victory keeper Christian Siciliano scrambled to reposition himself.

In the second half Siciliano was the busier of the two keepers but Langy couldn’t finish some excellent buildups and it paid dearly in the first minute of time added.

James Kelly was dispossessed and Victory broke quickly before substitute Tomasso Minotoli’s cool flick over Burgess’ attempt to smother.

Three minutes later Petheriotis completed the scoreline and the threat Victory represented in transition had proven to be the home side’s downfall.

In State 1 Mornington ended its 2-1 away loss against Mazenod on Saturday with nine men and a player crisis that shows no sign of abating soon.

David Stirton is still a couple of

weeks away from resuming following a serious calf injury, Kostas Droutsas remains sidelined following his preseason ACL injury and Sam Scott still hasn’t recovered from a shin haematoma.

Then there’s the carnage from Saturday’s third straight loss.

Luke Burgess was sent off in the 10th minute for violent conduct after an off-the-ball incident, Rhys Craigie was sent off in the 93rd minute for abusive language and Shaun Kenny hobbled off with a hamstring injury.

But it doesn’t end there.

Toshi Kurosawa returns to Japan in a few weeks’ time and Josh Heaton is set to miss three weeks next month while on holiday.

Mornington has signed 35-year-old central defender Sam O’Regan from Beaumaris but O’Regan only registered with the Seagulls a fortnight ago meaning he still has four weeks of a six-game carryover suspension to serve.

Football can be cruel and despite playing most of Saturday’s match with 10 men every Mornington player gave their all and deserved to get something from this contest.

Mazenod broke the deadlock in the 58th minute with a low strike from Patrick Ayoul Both and went further ahead five minutes later thanks to a Jayson Gucciardo cross and Jamie Mammino’s firm header.

But the home team was still celebrating when the Seagulls broke quickly and Rory Currie finished superbly from the left of the area to make it 2-1.

The visitors kept finding one-onones in attack as they went forward with pace and precision and thought they had earned a penalty late in the contest when substitute Carlos Abboud went to ground only for their pleas to be waved away.

Mornington head coach Adam Jamieson is believed to have a couple of new players on his radar as the next few weeks are set to be testing times indeed for the local outfit.

In State 2 Peninsula Strikers were forced to share the points after a 1-1 home draw with Chisholm United on Saturday.

In the 13th minute a ball over the top from Billy Rae to Taylan Geylan saw the latter whip in a quality ball to the back post where Cooper Andrews headed home.

Baxter.

Both locals will go into the clash following successive losses after Baxter lost 2-0 at home to Endeavour United last weekend.

To add to Baxter’s woes star striker Liam Baxter is believed to have gone overseas with no timeline on a possible return and 23-year-old defender Dylan Tervit announced his shock retirement late last week.

Tervit was acting on medical advice following his ninth concussion in the last three years.

Somerville and Keysborough drew 1-1 at Western Port Secondary College on Saturday.

Late in the first half Somerville took the lead after a deep cross from Jake Meggs was met by Marcus Anastasiou who squared it back across goal to Joe Simmons for a tap-in.

Keysborough struck back early after the interval with a great long-range effort from Jose Ramon Perez Telea and despite Somerville creating multiple scoring chances its finishing lacked conviction.

Mentone recorded its first win of the season when it won 1-0 away to Lyndale United on Saturday.

Shortly after strong claims for a Strikers’ penalty were ignored then Ethan Goulding forced a turnover and Wayne Gordon was through in a oneon-one with Chisholm keeper Rani Dowisha but shot wide.

Chisholm controlled much of the game without creating chances but its moment came in the second minute of injury time.

A clearing header fell to Gerry Kavadas just outside the box.

His shot took a wicked deflection off Rae who was attempting to block and the ball looped over helpless Strikers’ keeper Faraz Zenoozi and into goal.

Skye United lost 3-1 at home to Bayside Argonauts on Saturday.

The visitors led 2-0 at half-time through Mitch Cooper after Skye central defender Alex Van Heerwarden had been forced off with a hamstring injury.

In the 67th minute Skye fought back after substitutes Arash Sadeghi and Daniel Attard combined with the latter heading home following a good ball into the box.

Skye pressed hard for an equaliser but Bayside’s Carl Darling made it 3-1 with the last kick of the game.

In State 3 news Frankston Pines faces another setback after captain Deniz Karabadjak announced on Sunday that he had left to rejoin Peninsula Strikers.

“The club and people that do volunteer work there have been nothing but amazing to me welcoming me with open arms,” Karabadjak said.

“It’s a shame where the club is right now and I hope they can turn it around I really do.

“I just would like to play with people I’m close to and be back at the club I have good memories with and get back my passion for the sport.”

It’s believed that Josh Botha also could return to Strikers.

In State 4 news the early-season noise surrounding Chelsea is barely a whisper after last Friday’s second successive loss this time going down 5-2 at home to Hampton Park United.

Chelsea’s scorers were Tim Koulouris and Christian Murray and ill-discipline from Hampton Park’s Manos Triantifillidis and Edin Ali saw them dismissed in injury time after both being shown a second yellow card.

Injured Chelsea duo Adam Bartosy and Jarrah Clear are expected to be available for Saturday’s derby away to

The decisive moment came in the 18th minute when Tom Johnston sent Joe Dunbar through on goal and he made no mistake calmly side-footing past Lyndale keeper Michael Napolitano.

In other news teenage Mount Martha twins Alexi and James Houridis have arrived in Germany for trials with Bayern Munich and Freiburg.

The siblings flew direct from Italy after an intensive two-week training camp with the Joeys as part of the national team’s preparation for October’s AFC U17 Asian Cup qualifiers and next year’s World U17 finals.

The Houridis siblings turned 16 in January and play with Melbourne Victory in different midfield roles.

Former Langwarrin head coach Scott Miller has been working privately with the twins for the past five years.

“It’s an inspirational story for any aspiring young footballer from the peninsula,” Miller said.

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES

Friday 26 April, 8.30pm: Skye Utd v Berwick City, Skye Recreation Reserve

Mount Eliza v Barton Utd, Emil Madsen Reserve

Saturday 27 April, 3pm: Mornington v Malvern City, Dallas Brooks Park St Kilda v Frankston Pines, Elwood Park

Baxter v Chelsea, Baxter Park Hampton Park Utd v Mentone, KM Reedy Reserve

Aspendale v Mount Martha, Aspendale Gardens Sports Ground Seaford Utd v Pakenham Utd, North Seaford Reserve

Saturday 27 April, 6pm: Rosebud v Bunyip District, Olympic Park Reserve

Saturday 27 April, 7pm: Sandown Lions v Somerville Eagles, Ross Reserve

Sunday 28 April, 3pm: North Caulfield v Peninsula Strikers, Darebin International Sports Centre

Sunday 28 April, 4pm: Western Utd v Langwarrin, Ironbark Fields

Table toppers: Seaford United’s Naseer Mohammad (left) and Michael Nobbs who both scored against Casey Panthers last weekend. Pictures: Darryl Kennedy